Swinging gate



(No Model.)

J. vT. BALTIMORE xv J. F. PADDLBPORD.

SWINGING GATE.

No. 357,360l

M HMM iINiTEn STATES PATENT Ormea.

JOHN T. BALTIMORE AND JOHN F. PADDLEFORD; OF NORA SPRINGS, IOWA.

SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,360, dated March 9,1886,

Application tiled November7,'1885. Serial No. 182,130.

.. To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN T. BALTIMORE and JOHN F. PADDLEFORD, citizensof the United States, residing at Nora Springs, in the county of Floydand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSwinging Gates, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to an improvementin swinging gates; and itconsists in the peculiar Construction and combination oi devices thatWill be more fully set forth hereinafter, -and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l 1s a side elevation of our gate.

raised tilted position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

A represents the post to which the gate is hinged, and B represents thepost against, which the gatecloses. The inner side of the lower end otthe latter is provided with par. allel vertical cleats b, between whichis formed 2 5 a recess, b. I

C represents an upright, which 1s hingedto the post A. On one side ofthis upright,and

at a suitable distance therefrom, is secured a keeper, C, a space beingleft between the upright and the keeper, thus forming a S101, to

receive lthe inner ends of the horizontal bars Ot' the gate. l

D represents the gate, wh1ch'1s composed of the 'horizontal bars d d',the vertical depend ing bar d2 at the Outer end, and the vertical bar d3near the inner end. The inner ends of the bars d d project beyond thebar d3, and the inner end 0f the bar d' is pivoted between the uprightand the keeper upon a pivotal 4o bolt, e.. This pivots the gate to thekeepe1, S0

that the gate may be tilted or inclined-that is to say, its outer endmay be raised or lowered. The upright C projects vertically above theinner end of the gate forasuitable height, and the latter has aninclined brace-bar, d4. To this bar is fulcrumed a lever, E, anda rod,e', is pivoted to the upper end of the upright and attached to thelever. The outer endof the lower bar, d', of the gate projects beyond 5othe said gate,and fits in the recess bwhen the gate is closed to lockthe latter 1n that posiion. t In the lower end of the upright C is aver. tical series of openings, c', by means of which Fig. 2 is a similarview with.v parts broken away, showing the gate in al (No model.)

the pivotal connection between the gate and the upright may be raised topermit the gate to clear snow-drifts, or for the passage ot'smalllanimals under the gate.

In order to open the gate, the outer end of the lever is depressed,which raises the outer end of the gate to the position shown in Fig. 2,and clears the bar d from therecess b,when the gate may be very readilyswung open. When the gate is opened and the lever released,thedepending-end of the bar d2 comes in contact with the ground as the gatelowers, and thus prevents the gate from swinging to Y a closed position.

vupright C, having the vertical series of openings c', the gate, thepivotal bolt e, to pivot the gate in either ofthe openings c,to permitthe gate to be raised or lowered, for the purpose set forth, and theleverand rod connecting the lever with the upright for tilting the gate,substantially as described.

2. The gate having the vertical bars cl2 and d3, and the horizontalrails d and d', having 85 their ends projecting beyond the bars d2 andd. the vertical swinging hinged upright C, slot'- ted at its lowerportion to receive the inwardly-projecting ends of the gate-rails, thebolt e, to pivot the lower inner corner of the gate in the vslottedupright O, the lever E, pivoted to the gate, the .rod e, connecting thesaid lever with the upright O,to raise and lower the outer end of thegate, and the post B, against which the. gate closes, having the recessb on its inner side,` to receive the outwardly-projecting end of one ofthe gate-rai1s, and thereby secure the gate When closed, substantiallyas de scribed.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own We have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. BALTIMORE. JOHN F. PADDLEFORD.

ICQ

Witnesses:

GEO. O. MASON, F. I. ABORN.

